Perceptions of retirement adequacy: evidence from South Africa

SOURCE: Journal of Financial Coaching and Planning
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.Reyers
KEYWORDS: FINANCIAL PLANNING, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT PLANNING
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10642
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/12985
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/12985

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Abstract

Concerns regarding the adequacy of retirement savings have contributed to the move to encourage better savings behavior. One area of research focuses on understanding the profile of individuals who believe they are preparing adequately for retirement. The current study uses data from a national survey of South Africans to determine how confident workers are about their future retirement income adequacy, and whether behavioral characteristics play a role in their perception of retirement readiness. This study highlights the role that behavioral factors play in perceptions of retirement income adequacy in an African developing market context. In particular, financial risk tolerance, future time perspective, good financial behavior, and self-assessed financial knowledge are all found to be positively related to respondents' retirement confidence.

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